Cobalt Blue (film)

Cobalt Blue is an Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Sachin Kundalkar starring Prateik Babbar, Dr. Neelay Mehendale, and Anjali Sivaraman. It is adapted from the novel of the same name which follows a story of a brother and sister who fall in love with the same man; ensuing events shatter a traditional Marathi family.[2] The film was slated to release on Netflix on 3 December 2021[3] but was postponed and released on 2 April 2022.[4]

Cobalt Blue
Directed bySachin Kundalkar
Written bySachin Kundalkar
Produced byPriya Sreedharan
Wasim Khan
Zulfaquar Torabi
Starring
CinematographyVincenzo Condorelli
Edited byMohit Takalkar
Production
companies
  • Netflix Studios
  • Open Air Film
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 2 April 2022 (2022-04-02)
Running time
113 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Plot

When an aspiring author and his free-spirited sister both fall for the enigmatic paying guest at their home, ensuing events rock their traditional Indian family, forcing them to examine loneliness and fears around same-sex love.

Cast

Release

In November 2018, it was announced that the novel Cobalt Blue would be adapted into a feature film for Netflix. It has been written and directed by Kundalkar[5] and was scheduled for streaming on the platform starting 3 December 2021 but it was then postponed.[6] It was eventually released on 2 April 2022.

Reception

Critic Response

Nandini Ramnath from Scroll.in gave a positive review of the film's writing, "Neelay Mehendale's delicate characterisation of Tanay and Prateik Babbar's overt hunkiness create the film's most memorable moments, which have the vividness of primary colours and the erotic flush of first love."[7] Deccan Herald gave the film 3/5 stars and wrote,"The movie has heartwarming Hindi poetry catering to various shades of emotions. The entire movie is a slow, lyrical and heartbreaking journey blended with literature, poetry, music and art. Primary hues have been effectively used to bring out emotions."[8]

References
  1. "Cobalt Blue". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  2. "Cobalt Blue by Sachin Kundalkar". World Literature Today. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  3. "Cobalt Blue trailer: Prateik Babbar is at the centre of a love triangle with a brother and sister at opposite ends". The Indian Express. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  4. "Cobalt Blue: Netflix film starring Prateik Babbar gets a new release date". OTTPlay. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  5. Hipes, Patrick (8 November 2018). "Netflix Unveils More Originals For India Market; Sets 'Hotel Mumbai' Regional Release, Priyanka Chopra-Produced Pic". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  6. "Cobalt Blue". ndtv. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  7. Ramnath, Nandini (2 April 2022). "'Cobalt Blue' review: A sexual awakening in primary colours". Scroll.in. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  8. "'Cobalt Blue' review: Terrific relationship drama". Deccan Herald. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
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